#post ;; world building

[keylimeart]

could i interest you in my space regency au

[thehmn]

Here’s some inspiration for anyone who wants to write a green utopia or something that symbolize the rot under the surface.

I visited Stige Island today. It’s not really an island because it is connected to the mainland by a small road but the name stuck.

It is an artificially constructed island that was turned into a dump which made it grow bigger and bigger as more trash was piled on top.

Eventually the dump was closed down by covering it in a thick layer of dirt which is why the island is full of hills and bumps. A web of paths were created and the landscape was dotted with playgrounds and picnic tables and today it’s an incredibly popular place for the locals to relax.

Unfortunately most photos online show the island in its early sorta barren state because today it has become a haven for all sorts of plant and animal life skittering around in the dense bushes. It’s a wonderful place to go birdwatching, fishing or pick berries.

But the trash is still down there creating methane gas. What did the city do about that? Harvest it for energy of course! So when you walk around the island you’ll see pipes and what appears to be manholes that are part of this sophisticated system.

You can look at it in two ways. To me it’s a wonderful solution to turn this former dump into a beautiful green area for wildlife and people to use while also using it for energy, but the idea that something fire related could happen and blow the entire thing up and unearth the dirt of the past is pretty tempting.

[blurpleworm]

My first little doodles of a bg3 apocalypse au I’m working on and lowkey I’m having so much fun with it ;)

[crobinet]

please keep thought experimenting with me!!!

[nights-at-crystarium]

do you think that the color white itself became unpopular on the First. bad luck attributed to white furred animals, white haired people. then their lord and savior Crystal Exarch begins to summon one white haired bitch after another

[jellydragons]

i saw grian and skizz’s bdubs-gnome-thing and IMMEDIATELY started crying actual tears of laughter, these little Creatures are so important to me

[rosypinkprincess]

[english--mi]

[gingerswagfreckles]

People just really fundamentally do not believe in objective reality anymore regardless of political affiliation, huh? People have their political beliefs and then work backwards from there, deciding what is and isn't true based on what supports what they want to believe.

[littlecrittereli]

WK Elemental AU

(because I don't have enough AUs already...) Let me introduce you to something thats been rolling around in my brain for a little while now... The Elemental AU!

Heavily inspired by Avatar the Last Airbender, the elemental AU takes place in a universe where some people are born with the ability to control a specific element. The main difference is instead of the 4 western elements of Earth, Fire, Water, and Air- it's the 5 Chinese elements of Earth, Fire, Water, Wood, and Metal. (Just bc it fit the crew better! and gives me some more room to world-build)

The basic plot remains close to Wild Kratts canon. They travel the world, saving animals from the villains (Who are also elementals!) except instead of relying on technology, or their creature powers, they use their elemental gifts.

I am planning on writing about this soon since Decoded is coming to an end in only a few weeks. But I figured I would go ahead and introduce it now since I've finished all of their refs!

[ethanstinkthan]

Buildermon family photo or smth 😛 Ahahahh,,,

Lelelala

And one of just shedletsky because uhh chicken butt yeahhh

[keferon]

The best way (imo) to have the actually smart and competent spec ops not end the war in 5 days is to make the Decepticons that much of a problem. The two sides constantly engaged in an arms race with espionage and counterespionage, assassination attempts and sabotage and psychological warfare punctuated by outright attacks by the larger army. Setting up supply lines as the enemy destroys yours, raiding their energon storage to try and starve them out.

Unfortunately this is not really the type of show you’d make for kids to sell toys

Honestly. I would watch the fuck out of that show yeah. But realistically it probably wouldn’t sell enough toys. As much as adult audience loves talking about being valuable part of the fandom - adults don’t buy nearly as much toys as kids.

[dunmeshistash]

Dungeon Meshi World Map

REGIONS (Descriptions taken from the Adventurer's Bible)

WESTERN CONTINENT

Description: Bears the most scars from the ancient war. It has many monsters and ruined dungeons, and although it's vast, there are surprisingly few habitable areas. Most of the inhabitants are sturdy, short-lived races and demihumans. Elven culture has had a strong influence here. Characters: Kabru and Kuro Places of Note: Utaya Dungeons of Note: The Utaya Dungeon, The Dragon's Lair

NORTHERN CENTRAL CONTINENT

Description: The continent that is home to the largest nation, ruled by the queen of the elves. The term "Western Elves" mostly indicates elves from this region. It's the safest area and life is easy here, but its shrinking population has dangerously weakened it. Characters: Mithrun (and the Canaries) Places of Note: Western Elves's Royal District, Canarie's Headquarters. Dungeons of Note: Central Watchtower

SOUTHERN CENTRAL CONTINENT

Description: The area with the second-largest elf nation. It has more inbound immigration than the Northern Central Continent and a rather disorganized atmosphere. While it's in an alliance with the Northern Central Continent, they really aren't on good terms. Characters: - Places of Note: - Dungeons of Note: -

EASTERN CONTINENT

Description: Home to the largest gnome nation. Once dwarfs and gnomes made up the majority of the inhabitants, but in recent years there has been an influx of short-lived races from the Northern Continent and Eastern Archipelago, and the population is growing rapidly. It's a melting pot where various cultures are jumbled together. Characters: Chilchuck Tims (Kahka Brud), Senshi (Izganda) Places of Note: Magic School, The Island/Melini, Kahka Brud, Izganda, Dozahk, Bonnario, Sadena Dungeons of Note: Island, Brud Dungeon Cluster, Budou Pit, Tower of Night Cries

NORTHERN CONTINENT

Description: A severely cold continent where over half of the land is covered in perpetual snow. The majority of the inhabitants are short-lived races, particularly tall-men, but the population isn't large to begin with. It has been strongly influenced by dwarf culture. Characters: Laios & Falin, Marcille Places of Note: - Dungeons of Note: -

EASTERN ARCHIPELAGO

Description: An area where short-lived races live. As a result of a pact, there has been no interference by long-lived races for a very long time. The effects of the ancient war are slight, and they have almost no trouble with monsters or dungeons, but there's constant strife among humans. Characters: (all from different Islands) Izutsumi, Shuro and his Retainers, Rinsha Fana (Not shown) Places of Note: Island of Wa Dungeons of Note: -

SOUTHERN CONTINENT

Description: Home to the largest dwarf city. Gnome and dwarf nations often build down rather than out, and the innermost layers are extraordinarily deep. War still erupts frequently, and there are never-ending disputes near the borders. Characters: - Places of Note: - Dungeons of Note: -

If you're interested I've found a post on pixiv with the map outlines and some more info (in japanese) (edit: translated here)

I'll make a post about the dungeon descriptions later (here) but here they are, there's a little more info about Kahka Brud dungeons on my last map post

1 The Island, 2 Budou Pit, 3 The Brud Dungeon Cluster, 4 The tower of Night Cries 5 The Utaya Dungeon 6 The Dragon's Lair 7 The Central Watchtower

Map Outline

[starthecozy]

My steddie winter exchange gift for Rio!! (@steddieexchange) In which Steve throws caution to the wind and decides to show exactly how much his bard friend truly means to him. ♡ (inprnt)

[socialtownie]

now renting: bridgecreek apartments

📍plumbite cove, copperdale

[essektheylyss]

Okay but seriously, Erro's story is making me lose my fucking mind. The god of justice becoming mortal amidst an era of injustice, of not just twisted justice but a lack of it, where there is no rhyme or reason to who lives and dies, not only because of the war but also because there is nothing and no one left to enforce justice in the wake of war. There are no institutions (in the broad sense) to base any idea of justice upon, and when left to individuals to enforce in an era where survival alone is paramount, it of course falls to the wayside. There's a reason why the Platinum Dragon is a lawful deity, after all. Even a unit as small as the immediate family takes herculean efforts to maintain; the families we see in Divergence, both made and found, are scattered, torn apart, before and during this time frame. The series begins with a desperate attempt to save a family, with Fiedra orchestrating Crokas's rescue (and Erro's along with him), and even that effort could've failed had Crokas not made it out of the walls.

Of course Erro, raised to believe in the ideals of justice, loses faith. While the war rages on, there can be no justice. The scale of destruction barely leaves room for nature, let alone civilization.

Of course only in the war's wake, when the rebuilding begins, can justice become again a consideration, and it is is not innate. People must choose it, choose to prioritize it in the process of rebuilding, and not everyone does! But those who do choose it are those who Erro follows—and leads, as nothing more than a civilian, as he steps first into the fray to defend what small justice there is. All of Torm's Hill, who do step into battle in his wake. Nia, who holds faith even in loss by the bloody tips of her fingers. Crokas, who has believed he is only a monster even when he is little more than a scared child, using that belief as a weapon in defense of other scared children. Fiedra, whose ruthlessness is turned against the continued stirrings of injustice when her instinct would have urged her to join them. Garen, who remains until the end nothing more than a stone-carver, choosing to build even after recognizing when it is necessary to destroy.

Erro did not lose faith in the ideals of the Platinum Dragon—he lost faith that those ideals could survive the era in which he was born, an era that, in another form, he had helped shape. And in this form—a lonely wanderer, no better than any other traveler along the road—he saw those ideals rekindled, by the people who choose to pick up the torch. Only in knowing that that torch would be carried after he, Erro, was gone, was the Platinum Dragon able to keep faith that the world that he was leaving behind could become a better one in his wake.